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local

/ˈləʊkl̩/
noun
  1. A person who lives near a given place.

    "It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists."

  2. A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.

    "I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6."

  3. A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

    "The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local."

Synonymsstopper
Antonymsexpress, fast
adjective
  1. From or in a nearby location.

    "We prefer local produce."

  2. (of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.

  3. (of a condition or state) Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.

Synonymstopical
Antonymsglobal
adverb
  1. In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.

    "It's never been more important to buy local."

noun
  1. An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.

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